From brando.fouts at gmail.com Tue Apr 1 11:39:45 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:39:45 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] ADOBE OPEN-SOURCE Message-ID: <609b18560804011139ufbcff8eu6b0009956d01ba4a@mail.gmail.com> You're getting even more choices: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/site/Home http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flex/flexbuilder_linux/ -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. _____________________ PSNUG dues $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <609b18560804041221k774edc31y740e9b08281ded00@mail.gmail.com> To better understand why even Microsoft is getting into open source. - Why/how is open source such a powerful development model? - Insight into why 85% of top 500 supercomputers run Linux. https://www.linux-foundation.org/publications/linuxkerneldevelopment.php And some trade magazine reviews/overview of above article - all are VERY similar, and maybe the 1st one is best? http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2008/04/01/the-linux-lowdown-from-the-source/ http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3737761/Who+Writes+Linux+There+Are+a+Lot+of+Unknowns.htm http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9907485-16.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/01/Linux-kernel-community-grows-but-elite-group-remains_1.html And one example of how a non-electronic/computer companies contribute - how VW contributed coded - very insightful to the process of open source. http://lwn.net/Articles/253425/ -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. 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If you haven't heard about Pilot yet this is one of the coolest analyzer add-ons I've ever seen. Oh, and the Turbocap card - way cool. Anyone want to do full speed gigabit? Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA Begin forwarded message: > From: Laura Chappell > Date: April 8, 2008 12:50:44 AM PDT > To: randygrein at comcast.net > Subject: Chappell/WiresharkU Newsletter - April 8, 2008 > > Sharkfest recap on Laura's Lab Blog ("a bit of technology, a bit of > humor - two bits in all"), Pilot Info and Pricing, TurboCap Info, > Laura's New Conference Schedule, Wireshark 1.0 Released - Custom > Columns Intro, Hot Links: Gerald Combs and Vint Speak, Laura's Lab > Kit v9 ISO Online > > Hot Links: > Laura's Blog (humor + happenings) - laurachappell.blogspot.com > Gerald's Sharkfest Interview - youtube.com/watch?v=rphjNgrnndY > Vint Cerf Keynote at Sharkfest - www.lovemytool.com > New Conference Schedule - www.wiresharktraining.com/calendar.html > May/June Bootcamp Schedule - http://www.executrain.com/index.php?id=76 > Laura's Lab Kit v9 ISO - www.novell.com/connectionmagazine/laurachappell.html > Brenda's Avon Breast Cancer Walk (Donation) - thank you > everyone! - http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2008/Denver?px=2299639&pg=personal&fr_id=1470&et=OxMGcDRZ4JZsFIGJzmULRw..&s_tafId=263587 > > Wireshark Troubleshooting/Security Bootcamp Schedule for May > Information online at http://www.executrain.com/index.php?id=76 > Registration: Email wireshark at executrain.com to register > May 5-8 Atlanta, GA (registration closing April 15) > May 6-9 London (registration closing April 15) > May 19-22 Dallas, TX > May 19-22 Netherlands > May 27-30 Dan Francisco, CA > > Laura's Blog ("a bit of technology, a bit of humor - two bits in all") > Yes... I started blogging... (Thanks Wil M. for pushing me to spew > online... it's actually a bit addictive... sitting around typing in > my jokes and twisted view of the packet-level world ) > "Mike (Kershaw, the creator of Kismet) leaned over just before the > keynote started... pushing his DS under my nose pointing at the > screen with a wicked gleam in his eye. (Oh geez... I am not a big > video game fan... I won't know anything about the games except what > I've learned of the Legend of Zelda from my kids....sigh)... but > when I looked at the screen the only characters running around were > related to the WiFi signals he was picking up with his ported > version of Kismet! Now THAT I understand! Very cool! I knew this > wasn't going to be your typical conference... Read more... > > Pilot Shown at Sharkfest > If you were at Sharkfest, you saw me drooling over Pilot - the soon- > to-be-released graphing and reporting tool that links to Wireshark. > Pilot seamlessly integrates Wireshark - click and drag across the > interesting part of the Bytes per Second Over Time in the graph and > click Send to Wireshark. You're now just viewing that portion of > time in the trace file! In addition, I can load in my ginormous (now > an accepted term) into Pilot rather than Wireshark. The Pilot > architecture is entirely different - Loris Degioanni built it to > withstand the nastiest size trace files out there. Click on the > dotted line below a chart to open the comment window and add your > own explanation about what is depicted in the graph above it. When > you've made your comments about the charts, click Reporting > All > Views to export your visualized data in PDF, ZIP, Excel, Word, text > file or HTML format. Personalize the reports with your logo and tell > Pilot to include the MD5 checksums of the trace files referenced in > the report. Pricing wasn't announced publicly at Sharkfest, but here > it is - US $1,340 for single use license (including 12 months > maintenance). Release date... soon, very soon... keep watch at www.cacetech.com > - I'll try to send a 'tickler email' when ordering opens up. > > TurboCap Announced at Sharkfest > Gianluca Verenni (co-creator of WinPcap) lead off one of my > Sharkfest sessions with the announcement of TurboCap, a 1Gb > interface card that captures traffic at full speed with two copper > ports, aggregation of traffic or regeneration (to pop your Snort box > on there). TurboCap will use WinPcap and offer traffic capture and > injection. No pricing yet; no release date yet. Another project by > the folks at CACE Technologies! > > New Conference Schedules Online > I've signed on for a few more conferences this year including HTCIA > (High Technology Crime Investigation Assocation) Silicon Valley > conference on May 6-8 and the ENFSC (European Network Forensics and > Security Conference) on October 15-17th in the Netherlands. I'm > catching some new hits on the honeypot which are really interesting. > I'm using KF Sensor (www.kfsensor.net) as my honeypot - a great tool. > > Wireshark 1.0 Released - What's New? > Besides adding more protocol decodes, Wireshark 1.0 also includes > Custom Columns! Select Edit > Preferences > Columns and click on the > arrow next to the Format box. Select Custom and enter a display > filter to the right - for example, enter http.request.uri as your > custom column. I'll be working more with this feature and get you > some more ideas of custom columns you might want to add. Thanks to > Stephen Fisher for adding this feature! Get Wireshark 1. 0 at www.wireshark.org > . > > Did You Know... > There are many sample trace files available on the Wireshark Wiki > page at wiki.wireshark.org/SampleCaptures? Check 'em out! > > An Important Side Note - Brenda's Avon Breast Cancer Walk (Donation) > Thanks to everyone for supporting Brenda's efforts on behalf of the > Avon Fundraiser. Many of us have lost dear friends or seen them go > through the most grueling fight for their lives. Please help all of > us at Wireshark University and Protocol Analysis Institute in > supporting Brenda's efforts to cure breast cancer! http://info.avonfoundation.org/site/TR/Walk2008/Denver?px=2299639&pg=personal&fr_id=1470&et=OxMGcDRZ4JZsFIGJzmULRw..&s_tafId=263587 > > ---- > > That's all for this newsletter... we have lots of fascinating > projects and products that are surrounding me in the lab (it's > 12:15am and I'm just about to crack open a box from NetOptics... > it's Christmas all over again!). > > Thanks for reading. Catch me on my blog at > laurachappell.blogspot.com for the weekly updates on lab/travel/ > network events... a bit of technology, a bit of humor... two bits in > all! > > Laura > Wireshark University > Protocol Analysis Institute, LLC > We put the anal in analysis TM > > > This message was sent from Laura Chappell to randygrein at comcast.net. > It was sent from: Laura Chappell, 5339 Prospect Road, Suite 343, San > Jose, CA 95129. You can modify/update your subscription via the link > below. > > > > Comment on this message > To be removed click here > Receive our messages as an RSS feed > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please don't park in the spots closest to the event buildings, use the outer areas of the student parking lot. Do not discharge anything except CO2 and water vapor while at the event. This is dry camping. No hookups, water or any kind of services are available. It's boondocking! Enjoy, Gregory Rehm Instructor, Bellingham Technical College Computer Network Technology Program grehm at btc.ctc.edu http://www.btc.ctc.edu (360)752-8451 vox (360)752-7251 fax ------------------------------ -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. 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He takes a bit of a right turn when talking about Microsoft though - the developers revolted because they got tired of constant rewrites to take advantage of 'the cool new features'. Come to think of it, the problem illustrates a serious problem of business - concentrate on the competition, forget about the customers and lose the latter by trying to dodge the former. 'Loyal customers' aren't for very long, nor should they be. Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA On Apr 13, 2008, at 4:59 PM, Brandon Fouts wrote: > > Joel Spolsky wrote: > > "I've read a ton of books on competition and strategy, and none of > them are as useful as this one simple concept." > > http://www.inc.com/magazine/20080401/how-hard-could-it-be-fire-and-motion.html?partner=fogcreek > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > www.psnug.org > Puget Sound Network Users Group > > Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. > Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. > _____________________ > PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug > that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. > pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG > > PSNUG > c/o Brandon Fouts > 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE > Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 > ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== > _______________________________________________ > News mailing list > News at psnug.org > http://psnug.org/mailman/listinfo/news_psnug.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <1208195884.c7e6e01cbrandon.fouts@myrealbox.com> Do any of us "business users" care about this topic? - Digital Rights Management, - multi-media compatibility - audio, screen resolutions slide show overview http://www.cypherpunks.to/~peter/vista.pdf lots of details http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html note: this might be titled "how MS is trying to control; convergence of all content and PC hardware at the same time" Brandon Fouts Past President and current board member www.NPPS.org www.PSNUG.org From brando.fouts at gmail.com Mon Apr 14 13:33:02 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:33:02 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Norway: "Let's throw OOXML out of ISO" Message-ID: <609b18560804141333t1257c430j177b8fe6d6b1d51@mail.gmail.com> Steve Pepper spoke: Supporters of Open Standards! We are not here today in order to bash Microsoft. We are here because we believe in open standards. We are not even here today because we are opposed to OOXML. We are here because we are opposed to OOXML as an ISO standard. We are not here because we want to discredit the ISO. We are here because we want to defend ISO's integrity. We are here because we want to draw attention to the scandalous behaviour of the people in Standard Norway whose job it is to represent Norwegian users and software vendors. And we are here because we want to prevent the adoption of a damaging IT standard in Norway. I will get back to this shortly. First I want to spend a few minutes explaining some background for the benefit of people who don't understand what this issue is all about. Please bear with me. This issue is all about documents - digital documents. It's about how we store documents and how we interchange documents with one another. I'm talking about the kind of documents many of you create every day: reports, letters, articles, school essays, books, theses, spreadsheets, and the like, using programs like Microsoft Word and Excel. But let us forget documents for a moment and talk instead about hair dryers. Let me show you an ordinary hair dryer, bought in a shop here in Norway. It has a plug. The plug has two pins. I can plug this hair dryer into any electricity socket anywhere in Norway. The reason I can do this is because all sockets are the same. There is a standard for sockets in Norway. The same standard is used in large parts of Europe and elsewhere: If I go to Denmark, I can take this hair dryer, plug it in, and it just works. I can do the same in Finland, Sweden, Germany and many other countries. I just plug it in and it works. But if I go to England, I can't just plug it in, because the sockets there are different. They have 3 square pins instead of 2 rounds ones. If I go to the US or Japan, I can't just plug it in, because their sockets are different again. They have 2 flat pins instead of 2 round ones. Documents are like hair dryers. We want to be able to plug them in to any piece of software and be able to work with them. But that's not how it is today. If you create a document in Microsoft Word and send it to someone else, that person cannot use it unless they also have Microsoft Word. I believe that is wrong. People should not have to pay money to Microsoft in order to read my documents. The way things are at the moment, Microsoft effectively has control of the documents you and I create. That's not how it should be. Open standards can solve this problem, and that is why I believe in them. That is why I have spent the last 13 years representing Norway as a volunteer in a committee for international standards. I have worked with many standards, including SGML, XML and Topic Maps, and I have been Chairman of the Norwegian ISO committee since 1995. Two years ago, my committee approved an open standard for office documents called ODF. ODF was developed through an open and democratic process in an organization called OASIS. The purpose of ODF was to provide an alternative to what we call "proprietary" formats. Instead of document formats that are owned and controlled by a single vendor and that force you to use a particular piece of software, the ODF people wanted to define an open format that would make it possible to plug your documents into any piece of software. ODF was developed, as I said, through an open and democratic process. But one important player was absent from that process. The vendor who dominates this market, Microsoft, refused to participate, and they have refused to support ODF since it became a standard. Instead they decided to create a competing standard called OOXML and to use Ecma as a back door into ISO. That is why we are here today. We are not against OOXML itself. In fact, we thank Microsoft for finally after twenty years of market dominance documenting its format in an open specification. However, we are against ISO's approval of OOXML. The reason for this is simple: It is not in the interests of users like you and me to have two standards for the same purpose. It would be as if Microsoft were to come here and start installing sockets with 3 pins rather than 2, and then force us to buy their hair dryers. We are not against ISO either. What we are against is the way in which what has always been an open and democratic organization, where each country has one vote, has been subverted by a large multinational corporation. I do not hate Microsoft. I would like to welcome Microsoft into the standards community, but only if Microsoft abides by the rules and in particular the spirit of the standardization process. Microsoft has a bad reputation in the standards community. They are the Big Bad Wolf of standards, just like IBM was 20 years ago. But IBM has shown that it is possible to change. I hope that Microsoft too will change. I think it is possible. But it will only happen if we, the users, force them to change. Microsoft needs our help. We have to tell them to stop behaving like a bull in a china shop. They have to help them understand that standards work is about co-operation, not about conflict. Standards should not be created through warfare. They should be created through collaboration. Microsoft has a lot to learn, and it will take time. It will also take time for Microsoft to earn the trust of all those whose work they have sabotaged during the last twenty years. Microsoft now says that it now believes in open standards. They need to understand that it will take time before everyone really trusts them. They have to start showing less arrogance and more humility, and they have to prove in practice that they mean what they say. They can take the first step by admitting that they were wrong not to support ODF. I call on Microsoft to admit its mistake in trying to force OOXML through ISO's fast track procedure, and I call on them to support ODF. I call on Ecma to withdraw OOXML from ISO and keep control of it themselves. We need it for legacy documents. I call on Standard Norway to admit that it was wrong to overrule its own committee of experts and on them to change Norway's vote from Yes to No. I call on the Norwegian Government to stand firm against Microsoft and not to approve OOXML as a Norwegian standard. Finally I call on users all around the world to look to Norway and follow the example we have set. Raise a storm of protest! Uncover the irregularities that have taken place in your country! Insist that your Governments change their vote to reflect the interests of ordinary people and not the interests of monopolists and bureaucrats. Kj?re nordmenn, vi er ikke alene. Dear Norwegians, we are not alone. Countries representing the majority of the world's population voted No to OOXML and for good reason. Let me quote just one example. This is from a speech given by the South African Minister for Public Service and Administration, Ms. Geraldine J Fraser-Moleketi. She was speaking at a Conference on the Digital Commons and Open Source Software in Dakar, Senegal just three weeks ago. Here is what she said: "The adoption of open standards by governments is a critical factor in building interoperable information systems which are open, accessible, fair, and which reinforce democratic culture and good governance practices" ODF is an open standard developed by a technical committee within the OASIS consortium South Africa is amongst a growing number of National Governments who have adopted ODF over the past year. It is unfortunate that the leading vendor of office software, which enjoys considerable dominance in the market, chose not to participate and support ODF in its products, but rather to develop its own competing document standard? If it is successful, it is difficult to see how consumers will benefit from these two overlapping ISO standards. I would like to appeal to vendors to listen to the demands of consumers as well as Free Software developers. Please work together to produce interoperable document standards. The proliferation of multiple standards in this space is confusing and costly. Ms. Fraser-Moleketi: The people of Norway are with you, and we beg your forgiveness for the unacceptable behaviour of our standards bureaucracy. We were robbed of victory in ISO by a mere 3 votes. Without the irregularities in Norway, that would have been just 2 votes. Reports are coming in of similar irregularities in other countries, including France and Denmark. Let's get those non-representative votes changed. Let's throw OOXML out of ISO. Microsoft thinks it has won this battle, but I say it's not over yet. It's never over until the fat lady sings, and this fat lady only just got started. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. 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The April 15, 2008 Linux SIG meeting is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Lakewood Fire Station, 5000 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 (by the water tower & on the West side of the complex) in Training Room #2. Doors open by 6:30 PM for setup. Super fast T-1 internet connections available. We will look at the new released Linux distributions including Mepis Linux 7.00 (which runs on Debian & Kubuntu and adds improvements), PCLinuxOS 2007 (which is well suited to new users), OpenSUSE 10.3 with One Click Software Install, Puppy Linux 3.01 for old/low capacity computers, flash drives, etc, Kubuntu 8.04 & Fedora 8. We will explore virtual online meetings with webcams using systems like GizmoProject, running your computer functions plus HDTV on one screen and the search for a user friendly way to remaster your own Linux CD. As always, you are encouraged to use Linux as your operating system since Linux is much more secure, more affordable and the best solution for home or office use. You can run Linux on all off-the-shelf standard hardware from new back to approx. Pentium I. The goal is to get you started or advanced with Linux. We are Linux distribution neutral and try out all sorts of Linux distributions. Also visit our Linux SIG booth at LinuxFest, http://linuxfestnorthwest.org , April 26-27, 2008. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. 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We are on Pacific time and our webmaster doesn't get up early so > please be patient. Cached copies of our home page may need refreshing. > > We are working on the exhibit floor map and will send another email when > it's ready. Setup time begins at 4:30 PM Friday April 25th. You can get into > the space again on Saturday April 26th at 7:00 AM. > > Thanks for supporting the fest. It's put on by volunteers and has free > admission. Your contributions help keep it that way. See you soon. > > --Mark Ashworth > > > > > PS- Got any Open Source or Linux books you are willing to give away? (most all scripting languages are open source - Perl, Phython, Ruby, Java, Mono, etc...) Bring them with you to LFNW or get them to Ed&Renee (I suspect you can leave at door of Ed&Renee's place - might put attn: Randy for LFNW) If neither of them can make LFNW, then perhaps Steve or I can go to Bellevue to pickup - or someone on this list might be able to transport -- well, we shall work out something. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080417/1e648d13/attachment.htm From brando.fouts at gmail.com Thu Apr 17 19:53:32 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:53:32 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] UW - Friday - Sunday Linux OLPC event Message-ID: <609b18560804171953m88a014fja5f029bdcd4942ed@mail.gmail.com> Hello PSNUG members - One Laptop Per Child is throwing an event on the University of Washington Campus called the OLPC HealthJam. It's a three day event about leveraging the XO laptop and related technologies for Healthcare in rural areas. We're working on a lot of very interesting technical hardware and software projects, as well as some very non-technical content and education projects. Our goal is to be able to provide education on basic healthcare as well as some hardware and software for health sensors and remote diagnosis. This three day event is going to focus on how you can contribute to these projects, as well as several roundtable discussions about what materials are needed and how they can be created. This is a great chance to learn more about OLPC, and give something back. I would like to invite everyone from local Linux Groups, LFNW participants and interested parties to this three days of the event. Iain Davidson of BLUG and LFNW is going to be there on Friday and Sunday. The event is on the University of Washington Campus in the Health Sciences Building. Schedule and room numbers are available in our flierfor the event. If you would like to learn more, you can also visit our page on the OLPC Wiki , which has links to many of the projects that we will be working on and discussing. If you have any remaining questions, you can call Seth Woodworth, event organizer at 509-855-1351. I hope to see you there! -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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"As they put it "LFNW is the showcase for what people in the Northwest are doing with Linux and open source software. It's a place for Linux enthusiasts to get together to share their passion for what good software can do. This is an opportunity for everyone... satisfy your curiosity... get free stuff... ask experts... explore the latest in software technology... support freedom... experience the magic of grassroots software." I've had the pleasure of watching the event grow over the years from a small one day get together to the present two day slate of sessions for everyone from the person wanting to know what Linux is to serious hacker sessions on scripting, database esoterica, and supercomputer tuning. The fun is still there too with the perennial Alpha Hacker session, the world famous raffle, community exhibitors (alongside the commercial ones), and the excellent salmon barbecue lunch. This year includes displays of robotics and alternative energy topics. I've been a visitor, a volunteer, and a speaker at LFNW and I've been to many industry events around the world. My favorite is the one in my backyard, LFNW, for its unpretentious manner, solid session content, and friendliness. I hope you will attend, and discover it for yourself." -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Steve Singhose Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG) http://www.psnug.org 206-419-0829 From brando.fouts at gmail.com Thu Apr 24 11:28:22 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:28:22 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Google open source projects Message-ID: <609b18560804241128ocb6d61fm643a0df8750d2e2d@mail.gmail.com> Google Summer of code http://code.google.com/soc/2008 http://googlesummerofcode.blogspot.com/2007/04/so-what-is-this-community-bonding-all.html And check out Google APIs for developers May 28-29 "Google I/O" event: http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions.html -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080424/0e02360c/attachment.htm From randygrein at comcast.net Mon Apr 28 05:55:56 2008 From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein) Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:55:56 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Meeting this week Message-ID: Hey everyone - meeting this week. Wed, usual place & time. Come out and be prepared to discuss organizational finances. (IE, we're buying a server!) Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA From ssinghose at wccg.net Mon Apr 28 07:36:07 2008 From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose) Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:36:07 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Meeting this week Message-ID: <48157E67.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net> I'm late getting the word out but we will also have a short presentation. Brian Hinds of gaagle.net I met the folks at gaagle.net at Brainshare in March. Gaggle has a cross platform e-mail archiving product (that means it works with GroupWise as well as some of the other less known e-mail servers). What makes it different from most e-mail archiving products in the market is that it's a hosted solution. No HW investment on your end. See you Wednesday. Steve Singhose Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG) http://www.psnug.org 206-419-0829 >>> Randy Grein 4/28/2008 05:55 >>> Hey everyone - meeting this week. Wed, usual place & time. Come out and be prepared to discuss organizational finances. (IE, we're buying a server!) Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA _______________________________________________ News mailing list News at psnug.org http://psnug.org/mailman/listinfo/news_psnug.org From brando.fouts at gmail.com Tue Apr 29 16:05:32 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:05:32 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] OpenGIS KML 2.2 Encoding Standard Message-ID: <609b18560804291605l306d2e21ma6e194cd6b795d7d@mail.gmail.com> a new - Open Standard http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/857 -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080429/7452910e/attachment.htm From brando.fouts at gmail.com Fri May 2 12:59:17 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 12:59:17 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Architecture astronauts Message-ID: <609b18560805021259i5f7eb240vb87f6ec8541b5390@mail.gmail.com> all ways seems to cast a new light on software topics -IMHO. Architecture astronauts take over ..".Why I really care is that Microsoft is vacuuming up way too many programmers. Between Microsoft, with their shady recruiters making unethical exploding offers to unsuspecting college students, and Google (you're on my radar) paying untenable salaries to kids with more ultimate frisbee experience than Python, whose main job will be to play foosball in the googleplex and walk around trying to get someone...* anyone*...to come see the demo code they've just written with their "20% time," doing some kind of, let me guess, cloud-based synchronization... between Microsoft and Google the starting salary for a smart CS grad is inching dangerously close to six figures and these smart kids, the cream of our universities, are working on hopeless and useless architecture astronomy because these companies are like cancers, driven to grow at all cost, even though they can't think of a single useful thing to build for us, but they need another 3000-4000 comp sci grads next week." doesn't play *itself*. http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/05/01.html -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. 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"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080502/bc6c7a62/attachment.htm From brando.fouts at gmail.com Mon May 5 13:22:40 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:22:40 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Open Source next big advance? Message-ID: <609b18560805051322p60b016d8te75b2fd933922d4a@mail.gmail.com> * A community for free and open source software governance* *What does it take to build a bulletproof IT environment with open source software from desktop to datacenter?* Governance best practices, automation tools, and open communication FOSSBazaar is an open source community of technology and industry leaders who are collaborating to accelerate adoption of free and open source software in the enterprise. Specifically, FOSSBazaar aims to: - Expand upon the open source value proposition for a richer, safer, less expensive, better overall IT experience. - Focus on timely issues such as license management and support as open source software matures and is adopted more widely in IT environments. https://fossbazaar.org/ ______________________________ http://fossology.org/ Our mission is to build a community to facilitate the study of Free and Open Source Software by providing free data analysis tools. 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"If you focus on open standards, open data, you get the best value for DOD money." http://www.gocc.gov/docs/OTD/OTDRoadmap_v3_Final.pdf Welcome to the Government Open Code Collaborative Repository http://www.gocc.gov/ _________________ The Air Force does it and now the Navy - Navy to focus on Open Systems http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151858-1.html (actually heard of a company doing a .NET program move to RedHat - Mono to the rescue) ___________________ and our regional example of government and open source www.goscon.org -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." 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Compiled results on countable entries... http://blug.org/fest2008/survey-results.html Comment fields (liked, improve)... http://blug.org/fest2008/survey-comments.html Note: the attendance count was somewhere between 700-800 on Saturday. We did not require registration and relied on schedules given out at only one entrance. If we find sponsors willing to provide a large quantity of Linux desktops in 2009 that would enable us to register attendees and print everyone a badge. Thanks for your support in 2008. --Mark -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080508/d36f8b4e/attachment.htm From randygrein at comcast.net Sun May 11 13:45:10 2008 From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein) Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:45:10 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Need Network Engineer - Journey - Seattle - 6 Months for King County References: <5F3706137FD94CEFB267CC9A9267C62F@devine.com> Message-ID: <2E0D32BD-3E74-474D-9B61-DCEFB64E4D2E@comcast.net> Job posting, obviously. Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA Begin forwarded message: > From: "Sujan Kishore" > Date: May 9, 2008 9:54:11 AM PDT > To: > Subject: Need Network Engineer - Journey - Seattle - 6 Months for > King County > > Dear Randy, > It was nice speaking to you. Please help us in referring some one > for both the positions too. > We have an excellent Job Opening with King County as a Network > Engineer - Journey - Seattle - 6 Months for King County. > Please find the Job Details below, do review the > job details and send me your Updated Resume with availability and > rate expectation. > > > POSITION - NETWORK ENGINEER - JOURNEY > CUSTOMER - KING COUNTY > LOCATION - SEATTLE > DURATION - 6 MONTHS (910 HOURS) > > POSITION PURPOSE > The Office of Information Resource Management (OIRM) is the central > information technology office for King County and provides > infrastructure and support to over 15,000 employees and several > regional and municipal governments. This position supports the > County?s network infrastructure by conducting site surveys, making > recommendation for site improvements, performing network > configuration, installation, troubleshooting and support for King > County Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and > Intergovernmental Network (IGN) which services King Countygovernment > and independent organizations support by contract. > > PRIMARY JOB DUTIES INCLUDE > Evaluate customer needs in designing network infrastructure and > network communications solutions for County departments and external > customers. > Participate in the development of network standards and procedures. > Participate in project needs analysis, consultation and design, > recommendations and implementation. > Participate in designing network infrastructure for new and > remodeled facilities; manage contractors; and implement office moves. > Provide ongoing maintenance and support of existing network > infrastructure, including configuring carrier class routers, large > ?smart? switches, LANs, switches, Frame Relay, ISDN and other wide > area network devices and services. > Provide contracted services as specified in service level > agreements; ensure that agreed upon network performance measures are > met. > Coordinate efforts with vendors for upgrades and network > maintenance; assume contract management duties as needed. > Troubleshoot LAN/WAN network connectivity problems as reported by > LAN administrators or users; and help IT staff diagnose LAN/WAN > problems. > Implement network infrastructure change or upgrade requests. > Manage planned and unplanned network outages and other events. > Implement changes across the entire network as indicated. > Document all engineering work, problem resolution, recurring > problems, and develop technical reports. > May be called upon to provide support for service issues or failures > at any time. > Other duties as assigned. > > QUALIFICATIONS: > Demonstrated experience providing network infrastructure engineering > support to wide area networks and local area networks, including > design recommendations and implementation. > Demonstrated experience with installing and enhancing routing > protocols, planning and implementing network technologies for a > large WAN/LAN environment. > Knowledge of wiring, copper and fiber optics cable, circuits, > grounding, electrical, physical security, power requirements, and > HVAC requirements. > Demonstrated ability to perform configuration management, including > configuration of carrier class routers, large ?smart? switches, VPN, > and DNS. > The ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing > to a wide range of individuals with varying technical expertise. > Must have the demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer > service. > Must possess excellent documentation skills. > Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively troubleshoot and > problem solve. > The ability to manage multiple competing priorities and be familiar > with project management techniques and practices. > Experience in reading and interpreting architectural designs, > technical specifications and other technical documents. > Must have the demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a team > environment to include working with vendors. > The demonstrated ability to make decisions within the scope the > position and the ability to keep continuous communication with > management. > Must be able to provide support outside of normal business hours. > > DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS > Experience in using engineering and monitoring tools. > Knowledge of Voice over IP technology. > > NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS > Must have a valid Washington State driver?s license and a good > driving record. > Must be able to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds with our without > assistance. Must be able to bend, twist, kneel, and work in > confined spaces for a limited period of time. > Must pass a background check. > > > Regards, > > Sujan > Sr.Resourcing Specialist > Systel Incorporate - we make IT a reality > 600 Embassy Row NE Ste 200 - Atlanta, GA ? 30328 > Ph: 678-261-5235 > Fax: 678 623 5938 > sujank at systelinc.com > www.systelinc.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080511/c156cb60/attachment-0001.htm From randygrein at comcast.net Sun May 11 13:45:45 2008 From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein) Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:45:45 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Needed Senior Network Engineer in Seattle, WA References: <34A1B483CD06492D874E7F13F99BDE2C@devine.com> Message-ID: <922FB83D-A41C-4286-B2BB-A1BC38267D92@comcast.net> Other job posting. Yes, they need a network engineer and Sr. Network engineer. Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA Begin forwarded message: > From: "Sujan Kishore" > Date: May 9, 2008 9:47:48 AM PDT > To: > Subject: Needed Senior Network Engineer in Seattle, WA > > Dear Randy, > We have an excellent Job Opening with King County as a > Senior Network Engineer for 6 months contract to King County. > Please find the Job Details below, do review the job > details and send me your updated resume with availability and rate > expectation. > > > POSITION - NETWORK ENGINEER - SENIOR > CUSTOMER - KING COUNTY > LOCATION - SEATTLE > > POSITION PURPOSE > This position is responsible for performing network design, > configuration, installation, troubleshooting and support for King > County Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and > Intergovernmental Network (IGN) which services King County > government and independent organizations support by contract. > > King County values the balance between work and life outside of > work. We offer an outstanding benefits package, 10 paid holidays, > life insurance, an employee assistance program and much more. > Please visit our website to learn about King County?s commitment to > employee?s health and well being: http://www.metrokc.gov/employees/. > > PRIMARY JOB DUTIES INCLUDE > Evaluate customer needs in designing LAN, WAN and other network > communications solutions for County departments and external > customers. > Design and develop integration strategies for technologies, > networks, and systems. > Create and maintain appropriate technical documentation. > Manage projects, collect, analyze and summarize project information > Lead project teams and act as management recognized technical lead > or subject matter expert on specific projects and technologies. > Analyze and recommend upgrade/expansion strategies, perform network > modeling. > Design, implement, and support security systems to protect county > computer resources, users, and customer from unauthorized access. > Design and implement office moves, fiber and cable installations, > and network infrastructure for new and remodeled facilities. > Perform needs analysis, consultation and design, provide > recommendations and implementation. > Participate in the development of network standards and procedures. > Oversee the work of contractors and consultants, as needed. > Perform network performances and traffic analysis, forecasting, > capacity planning and provisioning > Provide support of existing networks, including configuring a range > of Cisco routers and switches, Frame Relay, ISDN, Wireless, and > other wide area network devices and services. > Troubleshoot WAN/LAN issues such as latency and connectivity problems. > Coordinate efforts with vendors for upgrades, network maintenance, > and resolve problems; assume contract management duties as needed. > May be called upon to provide support for service issues or failures > at any time. > Other duties as assigned. > > QUALIFICATIONS > Advanced knowledge and skill in designing and implementing wide area > networks and local area networks technologies. > Advanced knowledge and skill in current configuration management of > Cisco routers, Cisco switches, and wireless for a large WAN/LAN > environment. > Knowledge of wiring to include copper and fiber optic cable, > circuits, power requirements, and HVAC requirements. > Advanced knowledge of systems security, system integration > principles and technologies, multiple operating systems and > platforms, internet and other related technologies, and physical > security. > Advanced skill in reading and interpreting architectural designs, > technical specifications and other technical documents and advanced > skill using current engineering and monitoring tools. > The demonstrated ability to effectively apply project management > techniques such as; research and gather project requirements, > develop project scope, create and maintain realistic schedules and > timelines, handle setbacks and obstacles, coordinate with others as > necessary, and keep others informed of project status. > The demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership to > colleagues and other staff on projects and other network activities. > Must have advanced technical documentation skills and the ability to > create written reports such as solution recommendations and > providing background information on technical issues. > Must have the demonstrated ability to apply advanced troubleshooting > and problem solving skills. > The ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing to a > wide range of individuals with varying technical expertise. > Must have the demonstrated ability to effectively apply customer > service skills and techniques. This includes; being responsive to > customers, maintaining professionalism especially in stressful > circumstances, and following through with customers to ensure needs > were met. > Must have the demonstrated ability to work cooperatively in a team > environment, and with a variety of individuals from diverse > backgrounds. > The demonstrated ability to make decisions within the scope the > position and the ability to keep continuous communication with > management. > Must be able to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation. > > DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS > Voice over IP technology. > > NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS > Must have a valid Washington State driver?s license and a good > driving record. > Must be able to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds with our without > assistance. Must be able to bend, twist, kneel, and work in > confined spaces for a limited period of time. > The person selected for this position may be required to pass a > background investigation. > > > > Regards, > > Sujan > Sr.Resourcing Specialist > Systel Incorporate - we make IT a reality > 600 Embassy Row NE Ste 200 - Atlanta, GA ? 30328 > Ph: 678-261-5235 > Fax: 678 623 5938 > sujank at systelinc.com > www.systelinc.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The May 20, 2008 Linux SIG meeting is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Lakewood Fire Station, 5000 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 (by the water tower & on the West side of the complex) in Training Room #2. Doors open by 6:30 PM for setup. Super fast T-1 internet connections available. We will look at the new released Linux distributions including Mepis Linux 7.00 (which runs on Debian & Kubuntu and adds improvements), PCLinuxOS 2007 (which is well suited to new users), OpenSUSE 11.0 with One Click Software Install, Puppy Linux 4.0 for old/low capacity computers, flash drives, etc, Kubuntu 8.04 & Fedora 9. We will explore Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and Speech Recognition, such as XVoice. Remember that Linux SIG is on vacation June thru August so the next meeting after May is September 16, 2008. However, we can certainly have virtual meetings during the summer using Skype, GizmoProject, webcams, Firefox Split Browser and other new technologies that we recently tested. As always, you are encouraged to use Linux as your operating system since Linux is much more secure, more affordable and the best solution for home or office use. You can run Linux on all off-the-shelf standard hardware from new back to approx. Pentium I. The goal is to get you started or advanced with Linux. See http://www.Linux-Now.us . Thanks, Joel Carlson -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." 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"Our local schools were looking to having an Open Source meeting this Friday at the ESD in Pasco and wondered if any of your LUG members would like to attend and give some insight as to what is happening in the world of Open Source out in the real world. I realized this is very short notice as I heard about inviting a LUG yesterday and apologize. We also will be doing a client/server load of Ubuntu and possibly SUSE Linux. We are continually looking to grow some in this area and have recently started meeting occasionally to see if it's feasible to have Linux in our schools." I just gave Glenn a call (he'd also provided his phone numbers) and assured him that at least one person would be able to make it, and hopefully others as well. The meeting will run from 9AM (ouch) to 3PM, at ESD (3918 West Court Street in Pasco), building to be determined. They're already looking at installing open office, and look to be very serious at replacing, or at least complementing, various packages, including using Linux or OpenBSD (really, I'm not making that one up) for managing the networks. Any and all volunteers that want to help with this effort are welcome. It'll be a meeting of adults, and I'm sure there will be plenty of questions. Hopefully we can help with the answers. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." 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Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080523/3bab7d36/attachment.htm From randygrein at comcast.net Mon May 26 23:04:39 2008 From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein) Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 23:04:39 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Job Announcement References: <46C89C7B1C707349B7EF750C6847622C0BBDE363@dohmxtum31.doh.wa.lcl> Message-ID: <090824F2-0680-4309-93A7-D4E2CD60467F@comcast.net> As a service to the membership... Randy Grein, PSNUG President randygrein at comcast.net Begin forwarded message: > From: "An, Joseph (DOH)" > Date: May 23, 2008 9:19:54 AM PDT > To: , , > > Subject: Job Announcement > > Dear Randy, Steve, and Tim: > I am searching for an application developer who may meet > qualifications as described below. Would you forward this > information to whom may be interested? > > Two (2) or more years of application development experience. > One (1) or more years of experience developing software applications > within a team setting. > One (1) or more years of experience working in a .NET framework > environment. > Experience effectively managing application development projects to > ensure completion within defined scope/schedule and budget. > Experience translating complex technical issues into readily > understood concepts for staff and management. > Experience making data driven, defensible recommendations and assume > responsibility for decisions made. > Thanks! > Questions on how to access Environmental Health data or applications? > Please contact: > DOH Helpdesk_EH or > helpdesk.eh at doh.wa.gov > 360.236.3113 > Joseph An, MS, Information Technology Application Specialist > Information Management, Environmental Health, Department Of Health > Mail Stop: 47849 > 243 Israel Rd. SE > Tumwater, WA 98501 > Phone: (360) 236-3163 > email address: Joseph.An at doh.wa.gov > "The Department of Health Works to Protect and Improve the Health of > People in Washington State" > Public Health ? Always Working for a Safer and Healthier Washington > > From: Washington State Employment Opportunities [mailto:WASTATE-JOBS at LISTSERV.WA.GOV > ] On Behalf Of Long, Jacqueline (DOP) > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:33 PM > To: WASTATE-JOBS at LISTSERV.WA.GOV > Subject: ITS4, In-Trng to ITS5 - DOH732 > > Washington State Department of Health > Information Technology Specialist 4 ? In-Training, > Information Technology Specialist 5 ? > Applications Development Senior Developer > DOH732 > The Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Office > of the Assistant Secretary, Information Management Services is > seeking a qualified IT professional to fill the position of > Information Technology Specialist 4 ? In-Training to Information > Technology Specialist 5 ? Applications Development Senior Developer. > The position is located in Tumwater, Washington. (Recruitment # > DOH732) > > The Washington State Department of Health is seeking a dedicated > Information Technology Specialist 5 as an expert level member of a > team of application programmers developing and maintaining complex, > data-driven applications utilizing a wide-range of tools, platforms > and architectures for the business staff within the Division of > Environmental Health (DEH). This position also ensures the > applications developed are robust and consistent. This position is a > Technical Level Expert. DEH depends on information being available > through dependable, secure and safe applications. > > This position will remain Open Until Further Notice. It will be > advantageous to the applicant to submit early because application > screening will begin May 29, 2008. > > To obtain a completed position announcement that includes the > ?Application Procedure? and required application materials, visit http://www.doh.wa.gov/job_ann/DOH732.doc > or contact Cher.Williams at doh.wa.gov, (360) 236-4545. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080526/0a49c629/attachment.htm From randygrein at comcast.net Tue May 27 06:28:23 2008 From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein) Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 06:28:23 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Meeting tomorrow Message-ID: <15CC352F-F4A3-4859-970D-774BCF9F0C5E@comcast.net> Same bat-time, same bat-channel! Randy Grein, PSNUG President randygrein at comcast.net From ssinghose at wccg.net Tue May 27 12:23:18 2008 From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose) Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 12:23:18 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Meeting topic tomorrow Message-ID: <483BFD36.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net> Hello all. Our schedule presenter was called out of town so we are rescheduling. In his place, Aldo Zanoni, CEO of Omni Technology Solutions will be with us again. Since he was with us last, Omni has released several interesting modules to their Reva product line including a CRM module. See you tomorrow. Steve Singhose Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG) http://www.psnug.org 206-419-0829 From brando.fouts at gmail.com Tue May 27 13:11:40 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 13:11:40 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] PSNUG wiki ? Message-ID: <609b18560805271311q2bb845f7s57e89710de7c411b@mail.gmail.com> An experimental wiki - anyone have experience and might talk with PSNUG group Wednesday evening? - Steve Stroh may have a better option - a hosted solution. IF he shows up we shall see what he knows. http://www.psnug.org/wiki/ -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080529/4e8bdc6d/attachment.htm From brando.fouts at gmail.com Fri May 30 21:57:58 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brando) Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 21:57:58 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] =?utf-8?q?There=E2=80=99s_more_to_Linux_than_sup?= =?utf-8?q?port?= Message-ID: <0016361e7b9c3898e0044e7f9ba9@google.com> Business ethics? Why does anyone care? Joe does a pretty good job of telling us why. hope you enjoy! Sent to you by Brando via Google Reader: There?s more to Linux than support via openSUSE Spotlight by Zonker on 5/8/08 If Oracle had its way, there?d be one Linux distro ? but who would do the development? According to this post by Paula Rooney, Oracle?s Edward Screven says that Linux distro vendors should compete ?purely on the support side of the business.? That, of course, is complete nonsense. The tension between Linux vendors to bring in customers through added features and continual development is what helps the Linux community move forward. Without that tension, Linux wouldn?t have matured as quickly as it did, and it wouldn?t continue to improve at such a rapid pace. I?d also like to know which company is supposed to pick up the burden of development? Oracle isn?t doing it ? they?re contributing to Kernel development upstream, but not doing much in the way of advancing Linux beyond that. While the multi-billion dollar company hitches a ride on Red Hat?s development infrastructure, Red Hat, Novell and other Linux vendors are investing in the future as well as supporting the here and now. Very nice for Oracle, not so nice for the rest of the community. Even though Red Hat might be thrilled at the prospect of being the only Linux, I doubt they?d be thrilled about carrying the sole burden of developing everything to allow companies like Oracle to ride on their coattails. If Novell adopted the Oracle model, we?d be able to save tons of money on development. We?d also be failing to hold up our responsibility as a Linux vendor to contribute to the foundation of our success. We?d also give Red Hat less incentive to innovate and work on new features. And we?d definitely be less interesting to our customers. I also don?t fancy the idea of a single vendor in control of the operating system. Even when it?s open source ? having multiple distributions is, while admittedly more challenging from the ISV standpoint ? better for the market, and better for each vendor because they are not solely responsible for the entire development ecosystem. Linux needs more contributors, not fewer contributors, and I don?t think all OS development or decision-making should rest in the hands of a single vendor. It?s too important to leave with one vendor or project. This is why I chastized Sun the other day for continuing to tilt at the Solaris windmill. The Linux vendors do need to find ways to make it easier for ISVs like Oracle to target multiple Linux distros ? and that?s why we support the Linux Standard Base ? to find a standard that allows companies like Oracle to more easily support multiple distros, without doing away with actual development and advancement that Linux vendors provide. Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to openSUSE Spotlight using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080530/1ec6c487/attachment.htm From brando.fouts at gmail.com Wed Jun 4 16:25:33 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brando) Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:25:33 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Major Linux Migrations: An Unbelievable List of Nearly 100 From Around the G... Message-ID: <0016368e1c0d99bfa7044edf8b4c@google.com> Sent to you by Brando via Google Reader: Major Linux Migrations: An Unbelievable List of Nearly 100 From Around the Globe via OpenSUSE Linux Rants by Scott Morris on 6/4/08 Thoroughly thrilled at the thought of Munich?s progress switching to Linux, I have actually been tracking and logging such migrations for a long time. As a matter of fact, on my OpenSUSE Linux blog, I offer a course wherein I explore all of the migrations of which I am aware. I wanted to share that list with ya?ll. The explosive growth of the Linux operating system has literally taken the world by storm and by surprise. With the many migrations to Linux, my interest was piqued. I wanted to delve into the details of who was actually switching. Is all of the excitement just from the novelty of a few groups switching over? Or is all the excitement coming from migration after migration of many different organizations? Are that many people really making the switch? So I hit the trail, hoping to create some kind of order out of the chaos. For several months, I searched out relevant articles outlining migrations to Linux. When it was finally finished, I compiled it all here. After some extensive research, I uncovered some fascinating trends in Linux migration. Check out this impressive list of companies, organizations, and other entities who have switched over to Linux: U.S. Military Forces U.S. Army - Wind River wins Boeing deal with Army - Linux headed into Boeing antisub aircraft - New Battlefield Robots ?Listen? for Enemy Fire Use Linux - Army leans toward Linux for FCS - Linux helps RTOS vendor win major defense contract - Linux in Camouflage - LynuxWorks: A case study in combat-ready Linux U.S. Navy - Linux in Government: OSS in the US Navy? - Powerful Linux OS-based SGI system to serve as U.S. military computing prototype U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps - Linux getting widespread support from government - The Penguin Continues Its March U.S. Air Force and Army - Linux clusters gear up for simulated combat U.S. Department of Defense - IBM To Build Supercomputer for US Military Pentagon & Department of Defense - OF ARMS AND LINUX Army National Guard - Army National Guard Using Linux Autonomous Military Ground Vehicle - Linux powers autonomous military ground vehicle - Commercial Linux to power military drone U.S. Military - US Military Testing IBM Speech Translation Technology Governments Worldwide Using Linux U.S. Government - SGI and Fed Centric Secure U.S. Government Order for Massive, Cost-Efficient Enterprise Computing System United Kingdom - UK government report gives nod to open source - U.K. looking to Linux with help from IBM - UK eyes Linux desktop for government agencies with IBM pilot program - Open Source ready for prime time in UK.gov, says OGC Switzerland - Swiss government switches 3,000 systems to Linux Japan - Japan Moves to Adopt Linux for Government Norway - Norway reports additional benefits from move to Linux - Linux ensnares another European city Israel - Israel Suspends Acquisitions Of Microsoft Software - Israeli Government Snubs Microsoft China - Chinese Linux Developer Joins Open-Source Group - Asian Linux companies join forces to advance Debian Linux - Red Flag joins OSDL?s drive for Linux in China Spain - Linux brings hope to Spain?s poorest region - Linux in Spain - Europe?s Microsoft Alternative Australia - Labor backs open source software for e-government projects - Victoria Partnership for Academic Computing chooses Linux South Korean Government - Korea launches a switch to open source - South Korean govt goes open source - Koreans plan giant open-source project - Linux gets a love letter from South Korea - South Korea moves 4,700 public desktops to Linux Brazilian Government - Brazil loves Linux - true - Open source: Brazil shies away from Redmond - Brazil to go open source - IBM takes Linux consulting to Brazil - Brazil Gives Nod to Open Source - Brazil ?just says ?No!?? to Microsoft - Brazil trains government sector on Linux Venezuelan Government - Venezuela?s Government Shifts to Open Source Software - Public administration will use free software - Venezuela Embraces Linux and Open Source Software, but Faces Challenges Italy - Italians revolt against Microsoft supremacy - Italy and Open Source Software Indonesia - Indonesia adopts JDS on Linux as a national desktop Dutch Government - Dutch govt ends exclusive MS upgrade talks Netherlands - Large Danish public sector IT provider supports open standards India - India leader advocates open source - Acer launches Linux desktop - Linux Finishes Second Among Oracle Developers - Linux makes inroads into India - Banking On Linux, Literally: IDBI Bank Taiwan - Taiwan opens door to open source - Taiwan promotes open-source software Russian Government - IBM Helps the UK and Russian Governments Adopt Linux - Government Projects Boost Support for Open Source - IBM And Russian Ministry To Promote Linux Adoption - To Russia, with Linux Mexico City - Mexico City Says Hola to Linux - In Mexico, Net Not a Priority Peruvian Congressman - Ending Microsoft FUD: An Interview with Peruvian Congressman Villanueva Singapore - Linux saves Singapore?s national library 30% over Windows 2003 - Singapore housing saves money with Linux California - California considers open-source shift Mississippi - Mississippi deal a landmark for Linux in government Chicago, IL - City Of Chicago Migrates To Red Hat Enterprise Linux Austin, TX - Austin tests desktop Linux waters Boston, MA - Proprietary software?banned in Boston? Garden Grove, CA - Linux Means Business to the City of Garden Grove Largo, FL - Largo loves Linux more than ever - City saves with Linux, thin clients Minister of Science and Technology in Costa Rica - Excerpt from Meeting with Costa Rica?s Minister of Science and Technology London borough of Newham, Birmingham - Birmingham City Council claims open-source success French Parliament - Au Revoir: French Parliament Drops Microsoft Vienna, Austria - Vienna to softly embrace Linux - Vienna to offer employees Linux desktops Munich, Germany - LiMux The Penguin: Deep into Munich?s Linux F/OSS migration - Munich breaks with Windows for Linux - Munich to stick with open source - Germany-funded Linux software arriving - Munich expected to make move to Linux official - Novell, HP team on Linux initiative for German municipalities Amsterdam - Amsterdam Will Give Open Source a Try Kardjali, Bulgaria - Bulgaria also goes Free and Open Source in the city of Kardjali Province of Genoa, Italy - Genoa launches Open Source platform Paris, France - Paris eyes open-source switch - Paris may favour gradual switch from MS to open sourc Several Other World Governments - Governments push open-source software - Governments vote against Microsoft - The government open source dynamic - Linux Making Gains In Government Market [Boston Globe] Financial Institutions Using Linux Industrial and Commercial Bank of China - China?s biggest bank makes switch to Linux - Turbolinux adopted by China?s largest bank - China?s Biggest Bank Makes Switch to Linux - China?s biggest bank makes switch to Linux - Linux in China: Turbolinux Nails Big Chinese Bank - China?s largest bank switches to Linux - China?s biggest bank makes switch to Linux - Largest Bank in China Switches From SCO Unix to Linux - China?s biggest bank makes switch to Linux TSB Bank (New Zealand), Banca Commerciale Italiana (Italy) - More foreign banks switching to Linux Indian Banks - Banking on Linux - Banking On Linux, Literally: IDBI Bank - Linux a BIG hit in India Banrisul Bank (Brazil) - Linux Online Interviews French bank Societe Generale - Societe Generale boosts risk management with Linux switch Allied Irish Banks - Linux finds Irish banking champion Royal Bank of Scotland - Royal Bank of Scotland opts for open source intranet Western & Southern Financial Group - Financial group trusts Linux platform to protect customers? assets Companies and Corporations Teradata - Teradata puts its weight behind Suse Linux Amazon.com - Amazon saves millions with Linux switch Pixar - Pixar switches from Sun to Intel U.S. Postal Service - Linux delivers for U.S. Postal Service Redmayne-Bentley, UK stock brokerage firm - Unisys Open Source Migration Helps UK Brokerage Streamline Operations Telstra, telecommunications giant in Australia - Telstra eyes Linux [iTNews Australia] Companies in the Middle East - Linux operating system secures place on Middle East?s technology agenda Elcot (Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu) - India?s largest Linux rollout forges ahead despite tremendous odds NTT DoCoMo, Japan?s largest cellular carrier - Japan?s #1 cellular carrier adopts Linux for 3G phones Lawson - IBM sells 15,000 Linux servers to Japanese chain Tommy Hilfiger - Tommy Hilfiger Chooses IBM and Linux for E-Business Infrastructure Travelocity - Travelocity?s flight to open systems BSNL Selects Linux As The Foundation For Its Distributed Architecture - BSNL Selects Linux As The Foundation For Its Distributed Architecture - BSNL broadband using Linux Indian Railway Catering and Tourism - Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Opts For Oracle E-Business Suite Britannia Building Society (UK Mortgate Firm) - Linux migration saves money Global clients of Sun Microsystems - Global Sun clients choose Linux Other Companies Worldwide - Linux in emerging markets Educational Institutions United Federation of Teachers in New York - Teachers Union Turns to Open Source Indiana Department of Education - Hoosier Daddy? In Indiana Schools, It?s Linux Chinese Schools - China to install 142,000 Linux PCs in classrooms Schools in the U.K. - Open Source worthy of ?serious consideration? by schools, UK agency advises - UK tech specialist school pioneers open source switch South African Schools - Bringing open source software to schools - Ten schools in Cape Town outfitted with 200 Linux-based PCs Chilean Schools - Linux gets warm reception in Chile - Chilean government moves to Linux in high schools Italian Schools - Linux displaces 2,460 Windows XP desktops in rural Italian schools Macedonian Schools - Macedonia installs 5,000 Linux PCs in schools Mexican Schools - Mexican Schools Embrace Linux Other Migrations to Linux NASA Microgravity Experiment - Linux Out of the Real World NASA supercomputer - NASA?s Columbia Supercomputer Is World?s Fastest Library - Library system migrates from Linux ? to more Linux Opus Healthcare - title=?Opus Healthcare application vendor switches to Linux New South Wales - Linux powers nation?s largest satellite network Ernie Ball, the world?s leading maker of premium guitar strings - Rockin? on without Microsoft Argentina - Argentina cries out for Linux - Argentina Embraces the Penguin Malaysia - Malaysia: On the verge of an open source revolution? General Asian Interest - 2003: the year of Asian Linux Ohio Environmental Protection Agency - Unix maintenance costs spur Ohio EPA?s Linux adoption South African Revenue Service - SA tax man eyes desktop Linux Capital Cardiology Associates? (CCA) - Doctor prescribes Linux for more reliable networks, lower cost Polish Linux Distribution - Polish Linux African Continent - Africa: The Linux Continent? African Medical Field - Using Ubuntu Linux to solve South Africa?s Medical Issues Conclusion Summarily, a great many are switching to Linux. Remember that the list of migrations provided above is not comprehensive. As a matter of fact, it would be quite impossible to include them all. Even with this limited amount of research, it is obvious that there are some major players making the move. And it?s not just a couple of small-time organizations, unless you consider the U.S. Military small-time. Evidently, several banks have switched to Linux, also. Why would they make the switch to Linux? They must trust in its security. A bank has a great deal to lose if its security is breached. Could it be that Linux is a great option? Evidence makes it sure appear to be, doesn?t it? Linux has a great deal to offer. It is a robust operating system used by major military and governmental organizations throughout the world. At the same time, it is easy enough that my grandmother could use it. And it is free. And it is rock-solid secure. Incredible, to say the least. Thinking about migrating? No time like the present. Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to OpenSUSE Linux Rants using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080605/c334cecd/attachment.htm From brando.fouts at gmail.com Thu Jun 5 22:49:43 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:49:43 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] openSUSE 11 - must read review Message-ID: <609b18560806052249y1a5f903dmc5e81b31aebbde00@mail.gmail.com> The first thing you'll notice about OpenSUSE 11 is the completely renovated installer program. In fact, I'd have to say that next to Mac, this is probably the most beautiful installer program I have ever seen. Beauty isn't just skin deep, however ? a lot of time and work has been invested to make the SUSE installer faster and easier to use. A complete install, with everything, including GNOME, KDE, XFCE and the development and server packages ? sans the multilingual documentation selected on my ThinkPad T60, with a 32-bit 1.8Ghz Core Duo and 2GB of RAM took approximately 40 minutes. That ain't too shabby for a full DVD worth of stuff. I am also quite impressed with how fast the package repository management works in the RC1 release. In 10.3, the initial repository setup could take up to a half an hour, and would frequently bomb out. Not with 11.0 ? a dozen repos, which include the vast user-contributed *PACKMAN*in Germany as well as the newly launched OpenSUSE build service, only took a few minutes to set up. The new software update utility is also significantly faster and much more stable. For those of you who prefer a command line, the "*zypper* " utility will provide a similar experience to "yum" or "apt-get" on Fedora/Red Hat and Ubuntu/Debian, respectively. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8988 -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't, at the time, know that the children were told to hide under something. I am amazed that even today schools are still using the 'Duck and Cover' instructions, telling the children to squat under their desks with their heads bowed and covered with their hands. This was the technique used in the Mexico City school. Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building. TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY 1) Almost everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when buildings collapse ARE CRUSHED TO DEATH. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed. 2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. That position helps you survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly, but leave a void next to it. 3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs. Concrete slab buildings are the most dangerous during an earthquake. 4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake. 5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair. 6) Almost everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the door way. Either case, you will be killed! 7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency' (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fall are chopped up by the stair treads and horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged. 8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked. 9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and lying in the fetal position next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them. 10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper. In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be correct. The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul, University of Istanbul Case Productions and ART cooperated to film this practical, scientific test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten mannequins did 'duck and cover,' and ten mannequins I used in my 'triangle of life' survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the results. The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, showed there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover. There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the 'triangle of life.' This film has been seen by millions of viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe, and it was seen in the USA, Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV. *Spread the word and save someone's life... The entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared!* Carol Stephan Sisters of Providence Mother Joseph Province -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." 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The America Red Cross still recommends drop, cover, hold- I'd stick with their advice. ross On Jun 11, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Brandon Fouts wrote: > IMPORTANT EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION > > EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE' > From randygrein at comcast.net Sat Jun 14 14:42:07 2008 From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein) Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:42:07 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: earthquake survival information In-Reply-To: <609b18560806111228r43ab3ab9habd62244bd7742e0@mail.gmail.com> References: <609b18560806111228r43ab3ab9habd62244bd7742e0@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8845CA9E-5646-4683-A9ED-F43D5089FC89@comcast.net> Um, there are substantial questions about this. See Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/triangle.asp And the Red Cross response: http://www2.bpaonline.org/Emergencyprep/arc-on-doug-copp.html Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA On Jun 11, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Brandon Fouts wrote: > > > IMPORTANT EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION > > > > EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE 'TRIANGLE OF LIFE' > > My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of > the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most > experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save > lives in an earthquake. > > I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue > teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, > and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. > > I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two > years. I have worked at every major disaster in the world since > 1985, except for simultaneous disasters. > > The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico > City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. > Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could > have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It > was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in > the aisles. I didn't, at the time, know that the children were told > to hide under something. I am amazed that even today schools are > still using the 'Duck and Cover' instructions, telling the children > to squat under their desks with their heads bowed and covered with > their hands. This was the technique used in the Mexico City school. > > Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings > falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, > leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the > 'triangle of life'. The larger the object, the stronger, the less it > will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the > greater the probability that the person who is using this void for > safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed > buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see formed. They > are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a > collapsed building. > > TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY > > 1) Almost everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when buildings > collapse ARE CRUSHED TO DEATH. People who get under objects, like > desks or cars, are crushed. > > 2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal > position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/ > survival instinct. That position helps you survive in a smaller > void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky > object that will compress slightly, but leave a void next to it. > > 3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in > during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of > the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival > voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, > crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. > Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than > concrete slabs. Concrete slab buildings are the most dangerous > during an earthquake. > > 4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, > simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. > Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, > simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room > telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of > the bed during an earthquake. > > 5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting > out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal > position next to a sofa, or large chair. > > 6) Almost everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse > is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls > forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the > door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the door way. > Either case, you will be killed! > > > 7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of > frequency' (they swing separately from the main part of the > building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously > bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes > place. The people who get on stairs before they fall are chopped up > by the stair treads and horribly mutilated. Even if the building > doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely > part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not > collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded > by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even > when the rest of the building is not damaged. > > 8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If > Possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building > rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the > outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that > your escape route will be blocked. > > 9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above > falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly > what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz > Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed > inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have > easily survived by getting out and lying in the fetal position next > to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had > been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All > the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the > cars that had columns fall directly across them. > > 10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper > offices and other offices with a lot of paper that paper does not > compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper. > > In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be > correct. The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul, > University of Istanbul Case Productions and ART cooperated to film > this practical, scientific test. We collapsed a school and a home > with 20 mannequins inside. Ten mannequins did 'duck and cover,' and > ten mannequins I used in my 'triangle of life' survival method. > After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled through the > rubble and entered the building to film and document the results. > > The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly > observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, > showed there would have been zero percent survival for those doing > duck and cover. > > There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people > using my method of the 'triangle of life.' This film has been seen > by millions of viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of > Europe, and it was seen in the USA, Canada and Latin America on the > TV program Real TV. > > Spread the word and save someone's life... The entire world is > experiencing natural calamities so be prepared! > > > > Carol Stephan > > Sisters of Providence > > Mother Joseph Province > > > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > www.psnug.org > Puget Sound Network Users Group > > Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. > Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. > > "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." > Darwin > _____________________ > PSNUG > c/o Brandon Fouts > 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE > Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 > ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== > _______________________________________________ > News mailing list > News at psnug.org > http://psnug.org/mailman/listinfo/news_psnug.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080614/48c5cc6f/attachment.htm From brando.fouts at gmail.com Sun Jun 15 17:12:24 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:12:24 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Don't Miss Out on OSCON In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <609b18560806151712m95b645fr36e39f14abed1d83@mail.gmail.com> seems they have a scheduler, similar to BrainShare. I have gone just to see the "free events" mostly the Exhibition Hall, just to keep up with Open Source. IF your organization is serious about exploring Open Source - read on. O'Reilly Open Source Convention - OSCON July 21-25, 2008 > Oregon Convention Center > Portland, OR > http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon > > Open Your Mind about Open Source > > Register now at: https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/register > > Thought-provoking keynotes, two days of in-depth tutorials, and fourteen > tracks with hundreds of sessions are just the beginning. Add to that some > very special events, an evening extravaganza, and an extensive Expo Hall. > > Your most difficult decision will be what to do and see first. We can > help you plan the most rewarding conference ever. Look over the entire > program, > hour-by-hour, track-by-track, at: > http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/full > > Build your own conference, using our new personal scheduling > function that lets you select the tutorials, sessions, and activities you > want to attend and creates your personalized schedule. > > Start with the new, day-long Open Mobile Exchange, which begins on Monday > with a keynote kickoff featuring leaders in the commercial open source > mobile arena and community innovators. They'll be presenting their > visions of how mobile is evolving, as an industry and in the lives of > users who've come to expect an "always on" lifestyle. You'll also hear how > one > scrappy little company went from "Handwave to Hardware in Twelve Months," > taking > on corporate titans and winning. A Platform Showdown will compare and > contrast the growing number of platforms crowding the mobile field. The > afternoon will include a Mobile Browser Roundtable, with Q&A session, and > a concluding session on the Mobile Web that will examine the most > popular and promising applications migrating to mobile. Get the details > at: http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/topic/144 > > Keynote speakers include: > Mark R. Shuttleworth (Ubuntu/Canonical Ltd.) Robert Lefkowitz (Asurion) Damian Conway (Thoughtstream) Christine Peterson (Foresight Nanotech Institute) Imad Sousou (Intel Corporation) Monty Widenius and Brian Aker (MySQL) Danese Cooper (Open Source Initiative, Intel Corporation) Peter Salus, Dawn Nafus (Intel) Benjamin Mako Hill (MIT Center for Future Civic Media), > Tim Bray (Sun Microsystems), and Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly Media). > For details: > http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/topic/88 > > > Special Events, Day and Evening > -Participate 08, Monday afternoon panel discussion sponsored by > Microsoft, open to all OSCON participants > -Intel Open Moblin Developer Camp, all day Tuesday > -Google O'Reilly Open Source Awards on Tuesday evening > -White Camel Awards follow on Tuesday evening > -Closing Get Together for snacks and conversation, Friday afternoon > -Tour of the Free Geek facility, Friday afternoon > -Best of Portland Walking Tour, award-wining guided tour of what makes > Portland a great place to live, also on Friday > -OSCamp, will take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday > -SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards. Thursday enjoy a night of > drinks, food, and prizes at the third annual awards show. To nominate > someone for the awards show go to: http://sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > > Meet, greet, and get the news at the Expo Hall Reception > Wednesday evening, join OSCON participants, sponsors, and exhibitors at > the Expo Hall. Have a drink and browse the latest products, projects, > services, and gadgets. We have our very generous sponsors to thank for an > Expo Hall that's all-inclusive and sure to have something for everyone: > Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Google, Sun Microsystems, BT, IBM, Yahoo > Developer Group, Zimbra, Atlassian, Walt Disney Internet Group, > Enterprise DB, Etelos, ICEcore, Ingres, JasperSoft, Linagora Groupe, > Mindtouch, Mozilla, Novell, Open Invention Network, OpSource, RightScale, > Silicon > Mechanics, Ticketmaster, Voiceroute and White Oak Technologies. > > Why should you attend OSCON? > > For developers and programmers, OSCON provides a unique opportunity to > understand the tools that are pushing the boundaries of open source. Sys > admins, hackers, IT managers, designers, trainers, and educators can > track the emergence of new business models and services. > And for VCs, > entrepreneurs, and business executives, OSCON provides the single best > place to discover value in the world of open source. OSCON is a > cornerstone of all things open source, the software movement that has > enabled developer communities and businesses to work together. > > We hope to see you next month in Portland, > > The OSCON 2008 Team > ******************************************************* > > O'Reilly Media, Inc. > 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 > ******************************************************* > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080615/277ffb52/attachment.htm From ssinghose at wccg.net Wed Jun 18 07:27:56 2008 From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:27:56 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] E-Mail, the Workplace and the Electronic Paper Trail Message-ID: <4858B8FC.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net> Hi: It was just yesterday I was discussing these matters with a customer. Good article to catch up with on this issue. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91363363 Take care. Steve. From brando.fouts at gmail.com Wed Jun 18 21:26:20 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:26:20 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] updates at www.psnug.org Message-ID: <609b18560806182126t422b00ddx29b93879ecf4fea1@mail.gmail.com> Check out the "Best of BrainShare" from our home page: www.psnug.org You'll find presentations, demos (flash self running reviews of software packages), and other information about - Novell Management -ZENworks (runs on Linux, windows, AD, eDir - what ever YOU need your choice and it manages Windows, Mac and Linux. - Identity and Security Management - really seems like a must have for larger organizations. - WorkGroup Suite - they just keep adding more products to make this bundle better and better. - Collaboration products - all based on open standards to give you maximum flexibility You'll need hours to look at all this stuff, it is amazing all that Novell offers. check out the openSUSE blog from below link: Firefox 3 and easy update - NO you do NOT need to go download IF using SUSE. http://www.psnug.org/members/members.html openSUSE 11 - http://news.opensuse.org/ (do these linux distros improve fast !!) -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. 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Clam AntiVirus An open source antivirus toolkit designed especially for e-mail scanning MailScanner An antispam filtering HylaFAX An enterprise-class system for sending and receiving fax and sending alphanumeric pages iptables A stateful firewall servers and desktops - leveraging the built-in capabilities of SUSE Linux Enterprise OpenVPN A full-featured SSL virtual private network (VPN) TightVNC - A remote control software that is platform-independent - Linux, Mac, Windows, UNIX - doesn't matter. - Installer cuts deployment time and costs while making it easy to set up and configure all the needed services. - Simplified management interface - easy for anyone to do administrative tasks; adding users, changing passwords - Remote management tools - manage both desktops and servers. - Helpdesk system - allows you to provide end users with the support they need to be productive. The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org - both Windows, Linux desktops - (you can get Mac and Solaris Open Office as well) - supports Microsoft Office formats. ALL at no extra costs. http://www.novell.com/collaboration/smallbusiness/ -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080619/dc7dc975/attachment.htm From randygrein at comcast.net Sun Jun 22 21:33:04 2008 From: randygrein at comcast.net (Randy Grein) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:33:04 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Job Postings for PSNUG References: <6B0EE3E232835D4BB277E3E5BEA87317019D908D9AA7@nlamsexm01.connect1.local> Message-ID: If you're looking... Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA Begin forwarded message: > From: "Moffitt, Jill" > Date: June 16, 2008 6:29:34 AM PDT > To: Randy Grein > Subject: RE: Job Postings for PSNUG > > Randy- thanks so much for the fast response. I've attached the 2 > descriptions. For the Network Engineer, we are requiring current > CCNA certification. For the Information Systems Engineer, they must > have Active Directory. > > Interested candidates should apply directly to the Philips website > at: www.philips.com/careers Job ID: 48723 (Information Sys. Eng) > and Job ID: 48809 (Network Eng). > > Please let me know if you need additional info, Randy. Interested > parites can also contact me directly at: Jill.Moffitt at philips.com or > 978-659-3201. > > Thanks so much! > > Regards, > Jill Moffitt > > From: Moffitt, Jill > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 9:35 AM > To: brandon_fouts at _myrealbox.com > Subject: Job Postings for PSNUG > Importance: High > > Hello Randy, > > My name is Jill Moffitt and I'm a recruiter for Philips Medical > Systems. I was made aware of your organization by a fellow > recruiter and would like permission to post some job openings with > PSNUG. Specifically, I have 2 in our Bothell, WA. location, a > Network Engineer and Information Systems Engineer. > > Please let me know if this is possible and what next steps would be. > > Thanking you in advance, > > Jill Moffitt > > Jill Moffitt > > Recruitment Sourcing Specialist > Philips HR Shared Services NA - Recruiting > 978-659-3201 - Voice > 3000 Minuteman Rd. > Andover, MA 01810 > jill.moffitt at philips.com > > Please be sure to visit our career site - www.philips.com/careers > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080622/d59a3105/attachment-0003.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080624/84756f9c/attachment.htm From ssinghose at wccg.net Wed Jun 25 14:52:21 2008 From: ssinghose at wccg.net (Steve Singhose) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:52:21 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Meeting tonight Message-ID: <48625BA5.0D8B.00D2.3@wccg.net> Don't forget - PSNUG meeting tonight. No speaker this evening. I've got a couple of great presenters for the next couple of months. Sounds like tonight might just be a good chance to talk about Randy since he is not going to make it. See you at 18:00 Steve Singhose Vice-President Puget Sound Network Users Group (PSNUG) http://www.psnug.org 206-419-0829 From brando.fouts at gmail.com Thu Jun 26 17:21:12 2008 From: brando.fouts at gmail.com (Brandon Fouts) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:21:12 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] ITEC - any reports? Message-ID: <609b18560806261721v3ad60c78xed1b6592ab408818@mail.gmail.com> Did anyone go? I heard last year wasn't worth the price of parking - how about this last show, anyone ?? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= www.psnug.org Puget Sound Network Users Group Building Technical Skills Through Teamwork And Education. Helping members realize Open Standards and investigate Open Source. "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." Darwin _____________________ PSNUG dues/food $35 per year -21st anniversary coffee mug that you can pickup at any meeting - no we don't ship. pay at monthly meeting or send checks payable to: PSNUG PSNUG c/o Brandon Fouts 9549a Olympus Beach Rd NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-3446 ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://psnug.org/pipermail/news_psnug.org/attachments/20080626/09d1e88f/attachment.htm From RANDYGREIN at COMCAST.NET Fri Jun 27 12:59:22 2008 From: RANDYGREIN at COMCAST.NET (Randy Grein) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:59:22 -0700 Subject: [PSNUG.org News] Fwd: Speaking Opportunities: Network World's Third Annual IT Roadmap Conference - August 12, 2008 - Washington State Convention Center - Seattle References: <1f1c01c8d64a$f81b6cd0$0401a8c0@EVENTWORKS> Message-ID: If any of you are interested in speaking - or attending. This is usually a pretty good conference. Randy Grein, Master CNE, CCNA Begin forwarded message: > From: "Joanne Wittren" > Date: June 24, 2008 3:34:44 PM PDT > To: > Subject: Speaking Opportunities: Network World's Third Annual IT > Roadmap Conference - August 12, 2008 - Washington State Convention > Center - Seattle > > Randy - > > > > Network World is lining up speakers for its Third Annual IT Roadmap > Conference, which is coming to the Washington State Convention > Center in Seattle on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. We?d very much like > to have WCCG represented and are hoping you or a colleague might be > interested in speaking at this event. > > > > IT Roadmap is a one-day event that consists of a mix of speakers, > including analysts, top vendor executives and IT leaders from > Boeing, InfrastruX Group and Seattle Public Schools, to name a few; > along with Network World editors. > > > > You can get all the details here: http://www.networkworld.com/events/conf-expo.html > > > > We have a number of topics to choose from, including: > Virtualization; Network Management Automation & Control; Network & > Application Acceleration; Network Access Control (NAC); Security and > Compliance; Next-Generation WAN Services; and Software as a Service > (SaaS). > > > > The talk would be part of a larger session which also includes an > analyst presentation and some vendor presentations. The session can > be a formal Powerpoint-type presentation of about 25 minutes, or > simply have an informal, one-on-one conversation with the track > analyst, going over some pre-arranged questions or topics. The > latter requires very little advanced prep - just a short > conversation with Paul Desmond to outline the topics. The more > formal presentation would require some Powerpoint slides, although > we have a template that makes it fairly simple. > > > > We've been getting upwards of 700 people at our IT Roadmap events so > far this year, so it's a chance for some good visibility. And in > addition to the visibility you'll get at the show, we also have a > ?Voices from IT Roadmap? series of pod casts http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/itr/ > and stories http://www.networkworld.com/events/voices/index.html > on NetworkWorld.com, based on presentations at the events. > > > > Please let me know if you're interested, in which case I can set up > a time to have Paul Desmond contact you to discuss the details. And > feel free to forward this email to any colleagues who you think may > be interested. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Joanne Wittren > > Assistant to Paul Desmond > > Events Editor, Network World > > Phone: 603-293-4601 > > Email: jwittren at metrocast.net > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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